were hatton and calzaghe overrated

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  1. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    Did hatton say he would fight witter
    Men stand by their statements no ?
     
  2. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    Is the proof of the pudding in the debate of the ingredients
    Or the part taking in eating ?
     
  3. Papillon

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    • Hatton fought Floyd in '07....Witter was getting spanked off Bradley.

    • Hatton beat Thaxton in '00, Witter at that time was 15-0-2 (4) prior to his disgusting display against Judah, Infact Witter had only faced 7 guys with winning records and he drew with one of them.

    So we have one guy winning and going places and another riding the coattails of said fighter whilst fighting journeymen.
     
  4. Bent-nose

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    They were with the same promoter. The fact that the fight didn't happen suggests your boy wasn't telling the truth/
     
  5. ashishwarrior

    ashishwarrior I'm vital ! Full Member

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    What year did hatton fight thaxton for that British belt
     
  6. Papillon

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    Unless you can prove otherwise then YOU don't know just as I don't.

    Now would you be expecting Hatton to drop fighting a Castillo or a Mayweather and face Witter?

    The same Witter who won a vacant title and defended it against opponents like Harris and Morua?
     
  7. Papillon

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    2000.

    Why?

    I've just stated this in my last post to you.
     
  8. ashishwarrior

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  9. ashishwarrior

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    And when did he even get close to a Floyd fight
     
  10. Papillon

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    He beat Tszyu in '05, do you want me to give you a record of Witters opponents from his loss to Judah up until then?

    You know those African goat herders.
     
  11. Bent-nose

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    Judah was on a long streak of KO's. FW show. Why do you think that Hatton didn't take the fight?

    Despite the humiliation of being called out on TV by Witter and the fact that they were with the same promoter, Hatton turned down the fight to box other Brits (Rowland, Magee and lightweight Stephen Smith) as well as the imports:
    37 year old super-feather Tony Pep
    The Macho Midget (I kid you not) John Bailey
    38 year old lightweight Freddie Pendelton
    The Cowboy (Yes, really) Justin Rowsell
    Lil Joe Hutchinson
    Carlos Vilches
    Dennis Pederson (Danish super-feather).

    10 fights that he should have boxed Witter.

    Shameful.
     
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  12. ashishwarrior

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    Does not matter after that thaxton fight witter moving into position for it
    What did hatton then do
    Drop it and fought a semi retired pep for that world wbu title that no longer exists unlike that lovely historic earl of lonsdale challenge belt
    And let's be clear wicky thought it was his brothers duty to step in against brook for that very same belt ha ha ha ha
     
  13. ashishwarrior

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    Some people will step up and challenge them selves others in order to do so need a huge landing matt filled with cash ;)
     
  14. Papillon

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    Again if he had no intention of making the fight he shouldn't of accepted it.

    You state all those fighters who at the time was not only higher ranked than Witter but actually better than the opposition that Witter faced during the same time.

    From '00 to '05 when Witter FINALLY stepped up to fringe world level against Ndou he had faced an assortment of African and European journeymen who was not only not top 50 type ranked but had 78 losses between them.

    When Hatton was beating Magee ( a fight that I was rooting for Magee in) Witter was facing Alan Bosworth.....just let that sink in.
     
  15. Papillon

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    After the Judah drubbing why did it take Witter 5 years to finally fight a live opponent?